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A Mission Planning and Management System for UGVs with Language Translation and…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A2-4286 		Solicitation Year:
2009 		Solicitation Topic Code:
A09-204 		Solicitation Number:
2009.3
Small Business Information
Neya Systems, LLC
12330 Perry Hwy Suite 220 Wexford, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: A Mission Planning and Management System for UGVs with Language Translation and Graphical User Interface
Agency: DOD
Contract: W56HZV-11-C-0208
Award Amount: $495,582.00
 

Abstract:

As robots become more widely employed in tactical operations and gain greater autonomy for doing simple tasks, they must become more integrated into the processes of mission planning and management. This integration will come by means of standardized command and control interfaces mandated by the DoD and developed by the SAE AS-4 JAUS standards activity and proposed and upcoming SAE AS-4 standards Addressing UGV missions will require mission commanders to express mission plans in high level terms, using an intuitive interface, that does not require a significant amount of training, and makes use of symbology, language, and concepts that the war fighter is already familiar with. A mission planning system that exhibits these characteristics will accelerate both the technical and cultural adoption of UGVs within the Army and joint services. We propose to address some of the key questions related to how such a Mission Planning and Management System (MPMS) can be specified, designed, implemented, and tested. In this proposal, we present a plan to develop a fully functional prototype for an MPMS that can support the end-to-end workflow for tactical operations that include robotic support for missions such as route clearance, logistic convoys, persistent stare, and escort.

Principal Investigator:

Parag Batavia
President
(724) 799-8078
paragb@neyasystems.com

Business Contact:

Parag Batavia
President
(724) 799-8078
paragb@neyasystems.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Neya Systems, LLC
12300 Perry Hwy Wexford, PA -

EIN/Tax ID: 201205809
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No